DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rallied 2.17% to $39.14 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.63% to 7,064.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.59% to 49,149.38.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 38.99% short of its 52-week high of $64.15, which the company achieved on May 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.45% to $471.18, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.61% to $175.69, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 1.57% to $273.42.
Trading volume (3.7 M) remained 2.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 21, 2026.
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April 21, 2026 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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